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The Blue-throated Bee-eater , Merops viridis

Blue-throated Bee-eater
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Meropidae
Genus: Merops
Species: M. viridis
Binomial name
Merops viridis
Linnaeus, 1758

The Blue-throated Bee-eater (Merops viridis) is a species of bird in the Meropidae family. It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

References

* BirdLife International 2004. Merops viridis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.







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